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Answer choices

1. A

   Correct92% picked this

   Colleen was responsible for missing her flight home from Paris, because she decided to take one more trip to the Eiffel Tower even though

   Why this is right

   Do the premises (indicated by because) establish that 1. action was voluntary? 2. person knew action risked result X? Yes and Yes. Colleen knew she was risking getting to the airport late but decided to take one more trip to Eiffel. Does the conclusion hold Colleen responsible for the known risk of her action? Yes, she was responsible for getting to the airport late (and missing her flight).

   Skill tested: Principle-Conform · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

   92%
2. B

   Bad Trigger Match1% picked this

   Colleen was responsible for having offended her brother when she reported to him an offensive comment made about his colleague, although she did not

   Do the premises establish that 1. action was voluntary? 2. person knew action risked result X? Yes and No. Colleen voluntarily told her brother about the offensive comment, but she did not know she was risking getting her brother offended.

   1%
3. C

   Bad Trigger Match5% picked this

   Colleen was responsible for her automobile’s having been stolen two weeks ago, because she did not take any of the precautions that the town

   Do the premises (indicated by because) establish that 1. action was voluntary? 2. person knew action risked result X? Unclear on both. Colleen didn't take any action. We'd be redefining "action" here as "not taking any of the recommended precautions", but that's inaction, not an action. Also, we have no idea if Colleen knew she was risking anything with her inaction, since we don't know whether she's aware of the town police's newly published manual. We don't know whether she read it, or whether it even warned of the risks of inaction.

   5%
4. D

   Bad Trigger Match1% picked this

   Colleen was responsible for her cat’s being frightened, because, even though it was her brother who allowed the door to slam shut, she knew

   Do the premises (indicated by because) establish that 1. action was voluntary? 2. person knew action risked result X? No, because Colleen didn't take any action. Technically, neither did her brother. He just allowed the door to slam shut.

   1%
5. E

   Bad Conclusion Match1% picked this

   Colleen was not responsible for losing her job, because, knowing that her position was in danger of being eliminated, she did

   As soon as we see this conclusion is saying someone was "not responsible", it's a non-starter and we can eliminate. If a principle says X ? Y then it can only be used to conclude "Y" or to conclude "not X".

   1%